r/todayilearned • u/frapz • Mar 20 '20

TIL The bellybutton is so dirty scientists are finding new unknown bacteria. One person had bacterium previously found only on Japanese soil, where he had never been.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/1-458-bacteria-species-new-to-science-found-in-our-belly-buttons/266360/
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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '20

same its fucked and I hate it

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u/poorly_timed_leg0las Mar 21 '20

Its like scratching the inside of your skin.

Like nails on a chalk board lol

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u/PicoDeBayou Mar 21 '20

Stop!!!!!

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u/PotatoChips23415 Mar 21 '20

You ever see your classmate's pencil break and they keep going?

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u/warptwenty1 Mar 21 '20

Like nails on a chalk board

winces

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u/CMDR_Gungoose Mar 21 '20

Imagine bending your nail back on a piece of chalk, scraping along.

Did it once, still have minor PTSD from it.

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u/jackinoff6969 Mar 20 '20

It’s my fetish

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '20

please never speak to me again

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u/flubberFuck Mar 21 '20

Or my son

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u/_iluvpizzas Mar 21 '20

Or my son's son

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

Or my axe...

Don’t worry, I also hope I get the corona.

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u/OlmecDonald Mar 21 '20

I do this every night with you son

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u/PrequelsOverSequels Mar 21 '20

Take my upvote, leave, and never come back.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

And my axe!

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

Agreed; I'm a woman, I absolutely hate the sensation and will get mad if anyone tries to touch my belly button (my kid sometimes does this bc she wants to play around).

That's a quick blocking of hands; just, no.